P6007 · Monash University · Vertical double
Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) and Doctor of Pharmacy
Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Minimum ATAR
- 90
- Full time
- 5 years
- Part time
- —
- Credit points
- 240
- Campus
- —
- Mode
- On campus
First-year units
Level 1 units every student in this course takes or chooses from.
- PHR1011Professional practice 1This unit introduces you to the role of the pharmacist and health care services relating to consumers and their medicines. It introduces important aspects of human behaviour and cultural considerations, with a focus on enhancing professiona…
- PHR1021How medicines work 1: Physical chemistryThis unit provides an introduction to how drugs become medicines and explores factors that influence the absorption of drugs following oral administration. You will study the physicochemical properties of molecules that determine dissolutio…
- PHR1031How the body worksThis unit will provide you with the foundational understanding and knowledge of the human body, including how cells, molecules and organs ensure proper functioning of the body. This will include studies of anatomy, physiology and biochemist…
- PHR1012Professional practice 2This unit builds on your understanding of the role of the pharmacist in providing healthcare services to different patient groups. You will learn the fundamentals of dispensing prescriptions and medication counselling and further develop es…
- PHR1022How medicines work 2: PharmacokineticsThis unit builds upon PHR1021 (How Medicines Work 1) to provide an overview of the processes that affect drug concentrations at target tissues in the body, including drug absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion. These processes a…
- PHR1122How medicines work 3: PharmacologyThis unit builds upon PHR1031 How the body works to provide an overview of how drugs interact with their therapeutic targets to alter normal physiological processes in the body. The effects of drugs to reverse the pathophysiology associated…
- PHR1222How medicines work 4: Medicinal chemistryThis unit builds upon PHR1021 How medicines work 1 to provide an overview of the chemistry behind how drugs interact with their target once they have been absorbed into the bloodstream (studied in detail in PHR1122 How medicines work 3 and…
Course structure
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Rules for completing this course
This course requires the completion of two stages. To progress from Stage 1 to Stage 2 you must be in good standing with the faculty and meet all requirements of the applicant checks. High achieving students in the Scholars Program are required to maintain a distinction average throughout the Year 1 to 4 or you will be transferred out of the Scholars Program and will not receive the program benefits or the Scholars award upon completing the requirements of the Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours).
Stage 1: Year 1 to 3
144 cpCore studies
144 cpYou must complete the following units
- PHR2042Comprehensive care: Endocrinology and renal6 cp
- PHR2142Comprehensive care: Cardiovascular6 cp
- PHR1011Professional practice 16 cp
- PHR1021How medicines work 1: Physical chemistry6 cp
- PHR1031How the body works12 cp
- PHR1012Professional practice 26 cp
- PHR1022How medicines work 2: Pharmacokinetics 6 cp
- PHR1122How medicines work 3: Pharmacology6 cp
- PHR1222 How medicines work 4: Medicinal chemistry6 cp
- PHR2011Professional practice 36 cp
- PHR2021How medicines work 5: Drug delivery6 cp
- PHR2041Comprehensive care: Respiratory and gastrointestinal6 cp
- PHR2141Comprehensive care: Dermatology and pain6 cp
- PHR2012Professional practice 412 cp
- PHR3041Comprehensive care: Blood, brain and cancers12 cp
- PHR3141Comprehensive care: Pathogens, host defence and treatment12 cp
- PHR3062Student experiential placements 16 cp
- PHR5052Inquiry and innovation methods6 cp
- PHR4142Acute care: Inquiry cases12 cp
Stage 2: Year 4 and 5
96 cpCore studies
36 cpYou must complete the following units
Professional experience
36 cpBefore commencing Year 5 of the course, you are required to apply for and be granted provisional registration as a pharmacist, along with organising an Ahpra approved supervised practice site and preceptor. You must complete the following units.
- PHR5062Applied pharmacy practice 26 cp
- PHR4061Student experiential placements 212 cp
- PHR5061Applied pharmacy practice 16 cp
PHR5063 Applied pharmacy practice 3
12 cpThe content for this unit is under development.
Specified elective studies
24 cpYou must complete the equivalent of 24 credit points of specified electives and can choose from the following: - PGC5301 Pharmacist Prescribing Skills 1 - PGC5302 Pharmacist Prescribing Skills 2* - Monash University Medication Management Review Training Program (MUMTP) - Monash University Aged Care On-site Pharmacist Training Program (MUATP) More options will be made available. *In PGC5302 Pharmacist prescribing skills 2, you are required to nominate an Ahpra registered health professional who is currently a prescriber and has at least 12 months experience as a prescriber in an area of practice relevant to your learning needs. This “designated prescriber” must formally agree to provide supervision and mentorship, and assess your prescribing competency in a work-integrated learning environment.